The Great Depression, 6000 banks out of business, 9 million savings accounts gone, 13 million jobless, 400,000 family farms repossessed by the banks, 2600 schools closed down, admissions to mental hospitals were up 300%, 2 million people homeless, suicide up by 30%, unemployment went from 9% to 25%. Stocks dropped 40%.
Watch this Video to get you in the mood.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CW0hGhINjc&playnext=1&videos=DS0JYpBT9yI